242. MIDGET PINT Amber MASONS PATENT NOV 30TH 58
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: gunboss944
Price: $4,300.00
A rare original amber midget pint MASON with "58" instead of "1858". Possibly Ball made. Nice color with subtle bands of lighter and darker shades. Sparkling glass throughout with no damage or stains. Good ground rim with very little flaking. A choice example of this extremely scarce old colored midget that is rarely seen for sale.
estimate 4000-5000
243. EC FLACCUS TRADE MARK (Stag Head) MILK GLASS Pint
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: Dusty Jars
Price: $232.00
A white milk glass pint "TRADE MARK (Elk or Stag Head) EC FLACCUS Co" jar. Nice condition with no damage or stains. Sheared and never-ground mouth with the usual roughness. Comes with the correct original milk glass insert with embossed star-burst and original metal screw band. A great looking old jar.
est 300-400
244. FEDERAL FRUIT JAR w/ FLAG Green HALF GALLON
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: mofjh
Price: $70.00
A greenish half gallon sized example with well-raised embossing and heavy glass that is shiny clean and displays no damage or stains. The ground rim has the usual flaking. Original glass lid and original wire bail closure assembly with some rust, but quite solid. A great looking old Australian jar.
est 75-100
245. AMBER Quart MASONS (large gap) PATENT 1858
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: roseflask
Price: $185.00
A medium to deep amber quart shoulder seal jar that is embossed on the front "MASONS (over a large gap) PATENT NOV 30TH 1858". A superb example with good strong embossing and sparkling glass displaying no damage or stains. There are no open bubbles. Even the ground rim is near perfect with very little nicking. On the base is an embossed "26". A great looking original amber Mason jar.
246. MIDGET PINT Aqua FRANKLIN FRUIT JAR
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: pre6969
Price: $210.00
This aqua midget pint "FRANKLIN FRUIT JAR" is the top-sealing variety, with a glass insert and zinc band closure. Good overall condition with some small chips on the ground mouth as shown. There is a small elongated pot stone from the manufacturing, located in the front, but has no radiations or cracks. The rare correct small mouth glass insert has a small chip on the raised ring. The band has tape on the inside to permit a tight fit onto the jar. Unmarked base. A scarce early midget and a good looking example.
est 200-400
247. AMBER Pint MASONS (cross) PATENT 1858
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: jars4erb
Price: $780.00
A deep amber pint embossed "MASONS (Hero Cross) PATENT NOV 30TH 1858. Good strong embossing and in beautiful condition throughout with no damage or stains. Excellent ground rim with very little nicking. The best possible example, in the extremely scarce pint size.
est 700-1000
248. STRONG COLOR OLIVE Quart BALL (3L loop)
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: thejario
Price: $96.50
A strong olive green quart shoulder seal jar embossed simply "BALL" with a 3L loop. Good rich color with some very subtle amber swirls. Sparkling condition with no damage or stains.
est 100-200
249. SHARP WHITTLED Amber Quart TRADE MARK THE DANDY
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: jeffbroker
Price: $200.00
A medium amber quart "TRADE MARK THE DANDY" that is one of the finest examples we've ever seen. These jars are not known for having much glass character, but this one is the rare exception. Sharp embossing and displaying a great overall whittled effect. Original correct glass lid and original wire bail closure. No damage or stains at all, including a perfect ground rim.
est 200-300
250. HALF PINT Oval Shaped KING
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: mofjh
Price: $35.00
A oval-shaped half pint with "KING" embossed on a fancy banner. Sparkling glass with no damage or stains throughout. A very scarce old half pint variety.
est 75-100
251. AMBER Quart CROSS Above MASONS PATENT 1858 Crude
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: color1858masons
Price: $400.00
A medium amber quart Mason with a Hero Cross positioned above "MASONS". Beautiful glass character as shown, with large bubbles and an overall crude appearance. Sharp embossing and no damage or stains. The ground rim has edge flaking. A great looking piece of glass.
est 300-500
252. THE VALVE JAR CO PHILADELPHIA Aqua QUART
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: jarnut
Price: $500.00
An early aqua quart odd-closured jar embossed "THE VALVE JAR CO PHILADELPHIA". Shiny glass with good embossing and no damage or stains. Good ground rim with very little flaking. Correct original glass lid and a coiled wire clamp. The clamp has every appearance of age, but is probably a good replica. A great looking old jar.
est 300-500
253. WHITE MILK GLASS Eagle Figural Mustard Jar OLD ABE
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: camjam1
Price: $86.00
A white milk glass 2-piece figural eagle mustard jar or covered condiment jar. Embossed on a raised banner on the lower section "E PLURIBUS UNUM". Made in the late 1800's by the Central Supply Company of Wellsburg, W Va. Nice condition with no damage or repairs. Overall height is about 6-1/2 inches.This was one of 3 different figurals in this series. A great looking and scarce early milk glass jar.
est 150-250
254. OLIVE Quart MASONS CFJCo PATENT 1858
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: Eifler
Price: $110.00
A light to medium yellowish olive green quart that is in sparkling condition with no damage or stains. The glass displays a nice light whittled effect. Normal minor flaking of the ground rim edge. A great looking colored CFJ.
est 100-200
255. J ELLWOOD LEE CONSHOHOCKEN PA Amber 24 OZ Jar
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: orbod
Price: $49.55
A round banded amber pint(+) sized jar with a smooth base and a ground mouth finish. Comes with an embossed amber glass insert and iron band closure as shown. Shiny glass with no damage or stains other than the usual rim edge flaking. Overall height is 7 inches.
est 40-60
256. Large Swirl MASONS (Cross) PATENT 1858 Quart
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: fljarman1858
Price: $165.55
An aqua quart Mason with a large, dramatic dark swirl made into the glass as shown. Sharp embossing and sparkling condition with no damage or stains. Has a shallow flake on the ground rim. A great looking old Mason jar that displays great crudity typical of glass manufacturing in the 19th century.
est 75-100
257. PHOENIX SURGICAL DRESSING Amber Quart ORIGINAL LABEL
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: cavemann57
Price: $235.00
This rare dark amber example still retains the original product label. The jar looks almost like new, with the gold lacquering still present on the metal neck band. There is a chip on the ground rim, which considering the lack of use this jar has seen, is probably original to the making. Original correct amber Perfection style glass lid and original metal closure. Strong embossing.
est 400-500
258. YELLOW GREEN Quart BALL (2L) MASON BEAD SEAL
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: thejario
Price: $16.00
A yellow green quart "BALL (2L) MASON" with a beaded neck seal. Shiny glass throughout with no damage or stains.
est 30-50
259. BURNHAM & CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADa Half Gallon WHITTLED
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: Eifler
Price: $550.00
A stunning whittled example in the scarce half gallon size. Good strong embossing and displays a gorgeous overall whittled effect. Comes with the original cast iron ring in good shape with a lot of the lettering still visible. The gutta percha insert looks old and darkened, and is a bit shriveled up, but could be a replacement. The jar is in fine shape with no damage or stains. The ground lip cuts through a bubble, but it is not burst or broken in any way, just has a very slight amount of residue captured in it. Excellent ground rim with very little flaking. A superb example and seldom seen in this size.
est 1200-1800
260. AMBER Wax Sealer BGCo QUART
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: stenberg54
Price: $110.00
An early applied top wax sealer quart in a medium amber color. Embossed on the base "B.G.Co". Shiny glass with a light whittled effect. No damage with the exception of one flaked chip off the outer ring as shown. A good scarce early wax sealer that is seldom found for sale.
est 100-150
261. AMBER Squatty Quart PERFECT SEAL
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: Kippyswife
Price: $135.00
A light to medium amber squatty quart embossed in two straight lines "PERFECT SEAL". Sparkling glass with no damage or stains. Comes with the correct original closure with clear glass insert and rubber seal ring as shown.
est 150-200
262. PINT Clear PERFECTION
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: bottlekid
Price: $65.00
A clear pint odd-closured jar that is embossed in an arch of block lettering "PERFECTION". Shiny glass with no significant damage or stains. There is a thin flake off the top sealing ledge and the serrated edges of the lid ramp has some minor flaking. Original glass lid and wire bail closure assembly. Unmarked base. A great looking old pint.
est 75-100
263. GLOBE TOBACCO Figural Barrel AMBER
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: wolfcabb
Price: $41.00
A deep amber figural barrel-shaped quart(+) sized tobacco jar with a ground lip finish. Original tin lid with paperboard liner. When held to a light the lid shows some tiny pinholing along the inside corner. The wire bail is missing. Good ground rim on the jar with very little flaking.
est 50-100
264. PINT Aqua MILLVILLE ATMOSPHERIC FRUIT JAR
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: Stew
Price: $72.25
An aqua pint sized example with good embossing and in beautiful shape with no damage or stains at all, including a perfect applied mouth with not so much as a nick. Original glass lid and original cast iron yoke clamp with thumbscrew.
est 100-125
265. MIDGET Pint ANCHOR Jar
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: WAYNE TAYLOR
Price: $452.98
A rare midget pint embossed "ANCHOR" below a pictorial of a ship's anchor with an intertwined rope. This is a beautiful specimen in clear glass (slight aqua tint), displaying very strong and sharp embossing and sparkling clean glass throughout with no damage or stains at all. Plain glass insert and a zinc band closure. Unmarked base. A highly appealing little jar and a gorgeous example.
est 400-500
266. CHRISTMAS MASON Pint 1858 Rev: THE BALL JAR
Start Date: 03/31/2008End Date: 04/10/2008
Buyer: thejario
Price: $135.00
An aqua "Christmas Mason" pint that is embossed on the reverse side in block lettering "THE BALL JAR". Beautifully whittled throughout and shiny clean with no damage or stains. The ground rim has edge flaking. The patent date embossing is weak as shown. A great looking whittled example of this scarce reverse-embossed variety.
est 200-250